Members of the jury in the former Premier League player’s trial have been shown a photo of his “groin area” on day six of the 28-year-old’s child sex offences case.

The jury of eight women and four men leafed through pictures a forensic expert downloaded from Johnson’s iPhone 6 which was seized by police after his arrest.

The series of photographs included pictures of him lounging on a boat while on holiday as well as the intimate snap of his exposed penis.

The court also heard that Johnson googled the legal age of consent just four days after his alleged sexual encounter with an underage girl.

Dr Paul Hunton, a forensic investigator with three degrees in computing, told the court “legal age of consent” had been googled on Johnson’s phone at 9.26am on February 3.

The 28-year-old former Sunderland player has denied two counts of sexual activity with a child who cannot be named for legal reasons.

He has previously admitted to kissing the girl in his Ranger Rover who he met after sexual grooming.

Dr Hunton said the search for the “legal age of consent” brought up a Daily Mirror article entitled ‘What is the age of consent around the world? From Angola at 12 to Bahrain at 21’ which was opened on Johnson’s phone.

Johnson sat hunched over in the dock as the forensic expert gave evidence to the court.

The court has previously heard that Johnson was made aware of the 15-year-old’s age the first time they communicated. The prosecution allege that he asked when her birthday was and replied “Ages away” when she told him.

Johnson denies two counts of sexual activity with a child. The case continues.